http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/index.htmlhttp://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/index.htmlen-caCopyright (c) Postmedia Network Inc.Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:55:07 ZLISTWSNSWSNSNUTF81835972InformTagsOnlySp4ToSp6allNationalNationalnewsnews/National/story.html(c) Postmedia Network Inc.tag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11521250http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/saskatoon/former+huskie+guilty+drug+trafficking/11521250/story.htmlFormer Huskie guilty of drug traffickingEx-Huskie footballer Seamus Neary's story about why a giant bag of marijuana was in his storage locker was not believable, to the point of being laughable, says the judge who decided his case.Top stories sidebarTue, 17 Nov 2015 00:09:39 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11520891http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canadian+security+27no+priority+premier+wall/11520891/story.htmlPremier Brad Wall wants Canada to slow on Syrian refugee intake, ensure safetySaskatchewan Premier Brad Wall wants Canada to suspend the current plan to bring 25,000 more Syrian refugees into the country. The promise to up Canada&#8217;s refugee intake by the end of the year was made by Justin Trudeau during the federal election campaign. Now Wall has penned a letter to the new prime minister, asking [&#8230;]Top stories sidebarTue, 17 Nov 2015 19:06:54 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11507592http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/windsor+veteran+kept+code+work+secret+over+years/11507592/story.htmlWindsor veteran kept her code work secret for over 50 yearsLorna Collacott can keep a secret. Half a century passed before Collacott mentioned her secret work coding and decoding messages for the Battle of the Atlantic.Top stories sidebarWed, 11 Nov 2015 20:11:28 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11508844http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/russia+will+deploy+strike+weapons+capable+piercing+nato/11508844/story.htmlRussia will deploy new strike weapons capable of piercing NATO’s U.S.-led missile defence shieldPutin said that by developing defences against ballistic missiles, Washington aims to 'neutralize' Russia&#8217;s nuclear deterrent and gain a 'decisive military superiority'Top stories sidebarWed, 11 Nov 2015 18:12:55 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11508801http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/wismar+stands+northern+german+port+taken+canadian+parachute/11508801/story.htmlWismar stands: Northern German port taken by 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during Second World WarA few of the elite 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion from the Second World War are still standing &#8212; and so too is this pretty town in Germany because of their heroism.Top stories sidebarWed, 11 Nov 2015 16:13:20 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11508786http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/small+bursts+into+flames+disintegrates+after+crashing+into/11508786/story.htmlSmall jet bursts into flames and disintegrates after crashing into Ohio apartment buildingThe jet owner says it was carrying nine people on board. No one was inside the apartment building or another home that caught fireTop stories sidebarThu, 12 Nov 2015 00:09:38 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11506536http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/sask+oldest+living+female+first+nations+second+world+looks+back/11506536/story.htmlSask's oldest living female First Nations Second World War vet looks backVirginia Pechawis doesn't talk much about her time in the army, but her time there makes her part of Saskatchewan's First Nations history.Top stories sidebarWed, 11 Nov 2015 19:45:17 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11498348http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/saskatchewan/evidence+points+murder+suicide+shooting+deaths/11498348/story.htmlEvidence points to murder-suicide in shooting deaths of two men in Meadow Lake: RCMPMEADOW LAKE &#8212; The shooting deaths of two men in northwest Saskatchewan are being treated as a murder-suicide. RCMP on Friday provided an&#160;update on the investigation into the deaths of a 73-year-old man and 70-year-old man, both from Meadow Lake.&#160;Police received a complaint Thursday around 10 a.m. about shots fired at a&#160;home in the community. [&#8230;]Top stories sidebarMon, 09 Nov 2015 19:54:09 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11498242http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/national/obama+rejects+transcanada+keystone+pipeline/11498242/story.htmlObama rejects TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline: sourcesTransCanada shares are falling after multiple sources report the Obama administration has rejected the application to build Keystone XL. Obama is scheduled to speak at 11:45 a.m.Top stories sidebarSat, 07 Nov 2015 16:22:16 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11492960http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/saskatoon/marijuana+protesters+demand+action+from+mayor+atchison/11492960/story.htmlMarijuana protesters demand action from Mayor AtchisonProtesters upset over last week&#8217;s raid of the Saskatchewan Compassion Club have set their sights on Saskatoon&#8217;s mayor. The group gathered outside city hall Wednesday, many of them holding signs that read &#8220;Don Atchison makes me sick.&#8221;Top stories sidebarThu, 05 Nov 2015 01:20:24 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11492826http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/connor+mcdavid+sidelined+months+news+worse+edmonton+oilers/11492826/story.htmlCam Cole: Connor McDavid sidelined for ‘months’ is bad news for NHL, worse for OilersNot weeks, said general manager Peter Chiarelli. Months. That&#8217;s how long Connor McDavid will be out of the Edmonton Oilers&#8217; lineup.Top stories sidebarWed, 04 Nov 2015 23:22:23 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11489549http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/saskatoon/saskatoon+police+insist+charges+were+appropriate/11489549/story.htmlSaskatoon police insist 'charges were appropriate' against marijuana compassion clubAfter being&#160;called &#8220;nothing short of shameless and gutless&#8221; for&#160;arresting four people&#160;connected to the Saskatchewan Compassion Club,&#160;Saskatoon police say&#160;the investigation into the marijuana dispensary was simply &#8220;treated as all drug investigations are.&#8221; The police service on Tuesday issued&#160;a 531-word release&#160;that it said was &#8220;an attempt to clarify public statements,&#8221; adding that &#8220;no further comment will be [&#8230;]Top stories sidebarWed, 04 Nov 2015 00:11:30 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11487446http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/saskatoon/lane+britnell+former+huskies+track+star+charged/11487446/story.htmlFormer Huskies track star living with Crohn's disease now charged in medical pot raidA national champion pole vaulter and former Huskies star living with Crohn&#8217;s disease was one of the four people arrested during a raid on Saskatoon&#8217;s only medical marijuana dispensary. Friends and loved ones say Lane Britnell benefited greatly from his prescribed medical marijuana and that he does not deserve to go to jail.Top stories sidebarTue, 03 Nov 2015 12:18:01 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11487452http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/saskatoon/real+estate+fraudster+admits+scamming+saskatchewan/11487452/story.htmlReal estate fraudster admits scamming Saskatchewan victims of $1.2 millionMore than a dozen investors were lined up to testify this week about how much money Joshua Douglas Johnston took from them, but they no longer have to, after Johnston said he wouldn&#8217;t dispute the amount of the fraud anymore &#8212; all $1.2 million of it. Johnston&#8217;s sentencing hearing was set for four days this week, but when it began on Monday in Saskatoon provincial court, Johnston, who didn&#8217;t have a lawyer with him in court, said he didn&#8217;t want to &#8220;drag this out any longer.&#8221; He said he plans to transfer to Saskatoon&#160;similar charges that he faces in Alberta, so that he can be sentenced on everything all at once.Top stories sidebarTue, 03 Nov 2015 02:21:17 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=11487451http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/saskatoon/relaxed+rules+riverfront+patios+backed/11487451/story.htmlRelaxed rules for riverfront patios backedThe City of Saskatoon is moving to make it easier to take in a view of the river while enjoying a cocktail downtown. City staff are proposing changes that would remove restrictions on outdoor patios connected to restaurants along Spadina Crescent from the University Bridge to the Broadway Bridge.Top stories sidebarTue, 03 Nov 2015 02:21:14 Z